Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Eddie Kirkland, Kenny Neal (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Debbie Davies, Jimmy Thackery, Joe Louis Walker, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Tab Benoit (vocals, guitar); Junior Wells, Charlie Musselwhite (vocals, harmonica); Sam Lay (vocals, drums); Mighty Sam McClain (vocals); Earl Cate (guitar, background vocals); Kevin Belz, Fred James, G.E. Smith, Gregg Hoover (guitar); Sonny Landreth (slide guitar); T-Bone Wolk (mandolin, accordion); Mary Jo Carlsen (violin); Greg "Fingers" Taylor , Sugar Ray Norcia (harmonica); James Carpenter, Lynwood Cooke (saxophone); Jason Ward (baritone saxophone); Walter Platt, Joe Casano (trumpet); Ken Wenzel (trombone); Celia Ann Price (piano, organ); David Torkanowsky (piano, keyboards); Ken Faltinson (piano); Bruce Katz (organ); Ernie Cate, Travis Colby (keyboards); Bob Kommersmith (acoustic bass); Darren Thiboutot, Darryl White , Jim Arnold , Ola Dixon, Peter G. Hanson, Steve Holley, Mark Stutso (drums); Jaimoe Johnson, Andrea Re (percussion, background vocals); Christine Ohlman (background vocals). |  | From Matrimony to Alimony: Blues for Good Love Gone Bad gathers a variety of popular modern blues artists, who are featured on 12 tracks investigating the emotional ups and downs of marriage through song. All of the participating artists record for the Telarc blues roster, including Tab Benoit, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Mighty Sam McClain, Jimmy Thackery, and Joe Louis Walker, in addition to great tracks by veterans Junior Wells ("Trying to Get Over You"), Eddie Kirkland ("Lonely Street"), and Charlie Musselwhite ("Faithless Lover"). While you can safely bypass the majority of budget-line label samplers with a theme, From Matrimony to Alimony: Blues for Good Love Gone Bad is one to keep an eye out for. ~ Al Campbell | Producer: Kajo Paukert (Compilation); Adrian Mills (Compilation) |
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